Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-28
AUSTIN.
Gov. Ross and Lady Open the Execu-
tive Mansion to the Members of
the State Medical Association,
The Capitol Board Takes No Action Re-
garding the Dome Supports
Marriages in High Lie.
The Second Days Session of tie Doctors
CcnventiOn-NumerOus Reports
Heard and Approved.
Special to the Gazette.


tive mansion tonight to the members Of
the State Medical Association end their
ladies' was a brilliant affair. There was
g. general attendance of the doctors and
young society people OF the state capital.
In the reception Mrs. Ross did
the honors most successfully, assisted
by Mrs. Governor Lubbock, Mrs. DIR.
Rainey, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Holmes, and
by the Governors daughter, MISS Ross,
ard visiting young ladies, Misses Harris,
Dean and Dorsett. There was splendid !
banquet, succeeded by ball. The
dancing continued to q late hour.
To-day St. Louis tailor named John
Owen died suddenly while he was being |
lifted into hack to go to the hospital.
He leaves wife and children IN st. |
Louis.
Three marriages Of prominent people |
occurred here to-day, one at breakfast, |
another at dinner and a third at supper. |
The first was Miss Jessie Drlskill, daugh-
ter of the Texas cattle king and owaer OF !
the Driskill hotel, J. L. DGskill, to Mr.. |
Asa NJ. Belvin, both of Austin. The sec |
ond marriage was that of Mr.. Sam j.
Blocker to Miss Mary Hamey. Lastly, |
Mr.. Frank Maddox, member OF the |
big land and cattle company
interested in Greer county, was welded
to Miss Ada Finnin, both of Austin The
ceremony took place in ST. David's church,
which was packed with friends of the par
ties, atsesting their popularity in Austin
society. MIR. Maddox has host OF friends
who wish him and his bride we'll.
The capitol bOarl had a meeting to-
daytO ia0uire into the question regard
ing the suficiency Of the dome supports
ct the front entrance. After great deal
! Of discussion, it was finally decided to
leave the matter entirely to the capitol
| commissioners and supervising architect.
! Nearly all of the board were Of the OpiG-
! ion that there ought to be some change
made so rs to increase the supporting
| part Of the dome foundation
at the front entrance, and while
it is not binding on the commissioners
and superintendent, yet the suggestions
made in the board favored the ConstTuc-
ton of an arch to take the place Of pillars
in the present plans.
The following charters were filed to
day: The Union Powder Company of FL
Paso, to make and sell powder end other
explosives in all the states and territories
| except Colorado and in Mexico; also the
Home Lsboring Society Of Falls county;
also the Hill County Farmers Alliance OF
Abbott, Hill county.
The second days session OF the State
| Medical Association was opened this
morning with an increased attendance,
| and the proceedings of the entire day were
of highly interesting character. Com
munications were read from DIR.
Hunter Mcguire of Richmond, Va,
and D.. Osborne, prominent
physician OF CIe0urne, also
from the Galveston Medical Society in
viting the association to hold it's mex
meeting in that city. The Mayor OF
Corpus Christi also sent cordial invita-
ton to meet there next year. Iavita-
tions to visit the new capitol, the John
B, Hood camp and the University
were likewise received. DR.. j. II.
Sears asked to be excused from further
service on the judicial council, Dr.. A. w.
Archer, enc Of the members absent st
the opening session, having arrived.
Granted.
The minutes OF the session CT Monday
were then read and approved. The an
nual report OF the secretary,
DR.. F. E. Mcdaniel, was read and
gave full account OF the work done in
that department. DR.. Terhune moved
its adoption. DR.. j. B Robertson moved
to refer it 10 O special committee Of three,
which prevailed and Doctors K. +. Knox,
f. NJ. Pitts and Terhune, were named as
the committee.
The report of the treasurer, DR.. j.
Lqrendon, was next read, showing cash
on hand to the amount of Sl44l. This
report was also referred to the special
committee,
At this point the first breeze Of the day
was felt 1t seems that some dissatistac-
: ton was manifested among. the members
over the award of the prize essay at the
Dallas meeting, the result being severe
: article from one of the dissatisfied mem
? Sbers published in the Daniel Medical
Journal criticising the action of the com
mittee. DR.. A. P. Brown this
morning moved to suspend
the rules in order to allow
DIR. S. D. Th-uston of Dsllas, one of the
. committee, TO make q privileged state
ment. The motion prevailed and DR.
o Thruston made an elaborate statement Of
n the case, defending the action of the com
mittee.
=, DR.. Picton offered resolution which
, after being amended, was adopted as fol
lows:
4 Resolved, that the personal eXplana
ton of the committee on prize essays b
accepted as satisfactory to the associa
tion, and that their manner of awarding
the prize be, and the same is, in all thing
e approved.
There was an amount of rant
r ling discussion over tn
u pbraseology of the resolution i
s. which It was evident there was containe
T. good deal that bore not on the harmon
,r of the session. The foregoing seemed
y suit al parties to the extent that it wa
G adopted.
l. DR.. George Cupples, chairman Of th
% special committee on surgical cases, SUI
y united his report. On motion the repol
lie was adopted, and vote of thanks va
If rendered DR.. .Cupples.
J. DR.. R. L. Taylor, delegate to the Pns
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